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Florida St. DI, Marvin Wilson #21. In my opinion Wilson and Christian Barmore (Alabama) are the most physically gifted, all-purpose DTs in this draft.
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If you don’t know some of these prospects, I encourage you to check them out.
- Marvin Wilson, DI, Florida St. 6-5, 305, 90.1 2019, 90.7, 2019 #5 DI in USA, 67.7 2020.
- Michael Carter, RB, North Carolina, 5-8, 199, 84.6 2019 #22 RB USA, 91.7 2020 #4 RB in USA
- Ben Cleveland, G, Auburn, 6-6, 335, 77.7 2019, #12 G in USA, 78.8 2020 #14 G USA
- Duke Jackson, C, Kentucky, 6-2, 292, 78.0 2019 #14C in USA86.5, 2020 #5 C in USA
- Patrick Johnson, Edge, Tulane, 6-3, 255, 89.0 2018 #16 USA, 74.3 2020
- Jonathan Adams, Jr., WR, Arkansas St., 85.5 2020 #13 WR in USA
- Marco Wilson, CB, Florida, 6-1, 191, 70.8 2019, 53.8 2020
- Alaric Jackson, T, Iowa, 6-6, 315, 77.6 2018 #29 T USA, 74.4 2020 (Wirf’s bookend in 2018-2019))
- Mustafa Johnson, DI, Colorado, 6-2, 290, 84.3 2018 #27 DI in USA, 81.4 2020
- Jermar Jefferson, RB, Oregon St. 5-10, 217, 80.9 2018 #41 RB USA, 79.3 2020 #50 RB USA
UFA Signings
- Curtis Samuel “Adams”, WR, CAR, 77.0 2020 #27 WR NFL
- DeAndre Washington, RB, MIA 65.5 2020
- Cethan Carter, TE, CIN, 80.9 pass blocking 2020
- Tyrod Taylor, QB, LAC, 59.4 2020 #41 QB NFL
- Montravius Adams, DI, GB, 63.1 2020
- Dennis “National” Gardeck, LB, RFA ARI 89.6 2020
- William Jackson III, CB, CIN, 71.4 2020 #20 CB NFL
- Mackensie Alexander “Hamilton”, CB, CIN, 60.4 2020
- Charles Washington, S, ARI, 89.0 2020
After posting this mock on Twitter, one of the first reactions was:
This is an absolute horrible draft strategy
— THE SPORTS PAGE OPINION (@TheNoBULLfacts) February 15, 2021
@TheNoBULLfacts texted: “This is an absolute horrible draft strategy.”
I certainly get that I sacrificed the #16 and #49 picks to be able to acquire added picks —- but, it’s a tough year to have only 5 draft picks, plus what appears to be limited cap space for free agency —- tough year because the Cardinals have 32 free agents, which include their 3 RFAs (LB Dennis Gardeck, WR Trent Sherfield, LB Ezekiel Turner) and their ERFA (LB Kylie Fitts).
Think about that —- 32 total free agents, the vast majority of whom were on the 56 man roster and were key contributors on O, D or STs in 2020.
So, I started out kind of just having fun finding prospects with names of past presidents —- but then, when I saw the kind of quality payers I could draft given the added draft capital, I began to realize what a haul a draft like this one would be in a year where “quality” quantity could make a lot of sense.